Retainer for beer case covers



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INVENTOR April 5, 1938. c. N. M GEE RETAINER FOR BEER CASE COVERS FiledMarch 24, 1936 Patented Apr. 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE]2,113,486 RETAINER FOR BEER CASE COVERS Clifford N. McGee, Dry Ridge,Ky. Application March 24, 1936, Serial No. 70,684

3 Claims. (01-292940) This invention relates to fasteners especiallyadapted for securing covers of shipping cases and like devices and hasfor the primary object the provision of axdevice of this character whichwill be economical to .manufacture and simple to install to a case andwhich will be self-securing during the application of the cover'to thecase and will prevent accidental displacement of the cover from saidcase.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists incertainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe' hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa plan view, partly broken away, showing fasteners securing the cover toa shipping case and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the coversecured to the case by one of the fasteners and taken on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating one of the elements of thefastener.

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating another element of thefastener.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view, illustrating a modified formof my invention adapted to a case and securing a cover thereto.

Figure 7 is a front elevation, illustrating the modified form of myinvention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view illustrating another modified form of myinvention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates aconventional type of shipping case primarily used for containing bottledgoods, such as beer and like beverages. The case is closed by a cover 2,preferably constructed of cardboard or similar material and includesside flaps 3 and end flaps 4. The cover fits within the case with theflaps 3 and 4 contacting the side and end walls. To prevent displacementof the cover accidentally fasteners 5 are provided between the cover andcase and are of the type to adapt to penetrate the flaps 4 when thelatter are in serted in the case during the application of the cover tosaid case so as to retain the cover against displacement.

Each fastener consists of a plate 6 of rhombiform having formed thereontines I and a penetrating tongue 8. The tines I extend in oppositedirections from the penetrating tongue 8 and also extend atsubstantially right angles tothe plate. The plate is apertured, as shownat 9, to receive ascrew or likefastener for securing the plate tothe'ca'se on the interior thereof. The tines I also biteinto the caseand aid the screw or like fastener in firmly anchoring the plate to thecase. The penetrating tonguet extends outwardlyand downwardly from thewalls of the case to which it is applied. The plate is so secured, tothe case that the penetrating tongue is positioned in a plane above thelower edge of the flaps 4.

A resilient strip I0 is apertured adjacent one end, as shown at H, toreceive a screw or like fastener for securing the strip to the case in aplane below the plate and in vertical alignment with the latter. Theattached end of the strip is tapered and bent at right angles to form atine l2 to bite into the case. The strip i0 is slightly curved from itsattached end towards its free end having the latter-named end bent toform a pointed hook l3 extending in an opposite direction to thecurvature of the strip. The curvature of the strip permits the strip toextend outwardly and upwardly from the wall of the case to which it isattached and to project beyond the penetrating tongue of the plate 6with the pointed hook-shaped end l3 inclining downwardly and in thedirection of the plate with its free end slightly spaced from the plateso that the flap l of the cover may pass between the plate and thehook-shaped end l3. The strip bears against the end of the penetratingtongue so that on further movement of the flap relative to the strip andplate a force from the strip on the flap will act to urge the flaplaterally to bring about penetration thereof by the tongue 8, thusefficiently securing the flap to the wall of the case and consequentlyholding the cover against displacement from the case.

A cover secured to a case by fasteners of the character described willobviate any possibility of the cover becoming accidentally removed andwhen the case is employed for the shipment or storage of beer or likebeverages, the cover being efficiently secured to the case will preventlight from coming in contact with the beverage and affecting the latter.

Referring to my modified form of invention shown in Figures 6 and 7, anattaching plate I4 is apertured to receive screws or like fasteners forsecuring the plate to the case I. Av tongue 15 is struck fromthe platel4 and inclines outwardly and upwardly from the plate and has a portionthereof reduced and bent to form a penetrating bill l6 extending in thedirection of the inner face of the case. The plate M has formed thereina slot I! by striking therefrom the tongue l5 and the plate at oppositesides of the slot is offset to form cam faces l8. The cam faces arearranged at opposite sides of the bill l6 and slope outwardly anddownwardly from the case beyond the bill. The cam faces 18 act to guidethe flap 4 of the cover 2 when the latter is applied to the case in thedirection of the bill l6 of the tongue so that the flap will bepenetrated thereby and be prevented from being drawn from the case if anattempt is made to remove the cover 2, thereby requiring the tearing ofthe flap 4 before the cover may be removed from the case.

Referring to my modified form of invention, as shown in Figure 8, anattaching plate or strip I9 is provided apertured to receive screws orlike fasteners for securing said strip or plate to the case. Formedintegrally with one edge of the plate l9 and extending at right anglesthereto is a plate 20 cut or severed to form a tongue 2| having, apointed bill .22. The cutting of'the plate 20 to form the tongue and:the bill 22 defines a slot 23, one wall of which is shaped to form acam 25 disposed opposite the end of the bill 22 and inclining away fromthe strip or plate I9 past the pointed end of the bill and is for thepurpose of guiding the flap 4 of the cover in engagement with the ,billso as tobe penetrated thereby,:the slot 23 permitting the flap 4 toextend into the plate 20. The operation of this form of my invention issimilar to that of the form shown in Figures 6 and 7 and the latternamedforms are in common with that form shown in Figures 1 to 3, inclusive,by the fact that the tongues l5 and 2| are equivalent to the tongue 8and the cams l8 and 25 are the equivalent to the member I 0.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A fastener comprising a plate, means for securing the plate to a caseand adapted to have a cover passed thereover, a penetrating tongueformed on said plate to pass through the cover, and a cam formed on theplate to urge the cover against the tongue to be penetrated thereby.

2. A fastener comprising an attaching plate, a tongue formed on saidplate and having a pointed bill portion extending in the direction ofthe plate and spaced therefrom, and a cam formed on the plate to beengaged by a cover for directing said cover against the bill of thetrated by the bill.

3. A fastener comprising an attaching plate, a second, plate formedintegrally with the attaching plate extending at right angles theretoand slotted to, form a tongue having a pointed bill ex tending in thedirection of the attaching plate, one wall'of the slotted second platebeing shaped to form a cam lying in close proximity to the bill of thetongue for guiding the cover in engagement with the bill to bepenetratedthereby.

tongue to be pene- CLIFFORD N. MCGEE.

